Meredith Johnson

In the faculty
Instructor in Double Bass

In the community
Principal Bass, Winnipeg Symphony and Manitoba Chamber Orchestras

Contact
meredithbass@gmail.com

Professional Bio

Described by the Winnipeg Free Press as being a “superbly gifted musician,” Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra principal bassist MEREDITH JOHNSON began playing the double bass while pursuing an undergraduate degree in English Literature at Vanderbilt University, studying with Edgar Meyer. He received his M.M. in Music Performance at Boston University where he studied with Todd Seeber and Edwin Barker of the Boston Symphony. Mr. Johnson has performed extensively throughout the United States and Europe as a member of festival orchestras including:  Classical Winter in Jerusalem, Schleswig-Holstein, National Repertory Orchestra, Sarasota Chamber Music and Tanglewood Music Center. Meredith was the recipient of the Henri Cohn Memorial Award during the 2000 Tanglewood festival season and was also a member of the New World Symphony from 1999-2002. During his tenure with the New World Symphony, he performed with the Charleston and Atlanta symphonies. From 2002-2004, he studied privately with Hal Robinson, principal bassist of the Philadelphia Orchestra. While living in Philadelphia, he was a member of the Haddonfield Symphony and the Philadelphia Pops orchestra. An increasingly active soloist and chamber musician, Meredith has appeared with many of Manitoba’s premier  ensembles and festivals; including, Agassiz Chamber Music, Groundswell, and The Winnipeg Chamber Music Society. Along with violinist Karl Stobbe, he was a featured soloist with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra during the 2008-09 season performing Giovanni Bottesini’s virtuosic Gran Duo for Violin, Double Bass and Orchestra. Currently, in addition to his duties with the WSO, he is principal bassist of the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, bassist with the Brandon Chamber Players, and a member of the bass faculty of the Eastern Music Festival in Greensboro, NC.